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Monthly Archives: June 2006

My friend the political speechwriter’s hyperbole radar went off when heÂ sawÂ this comment Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi made to AG Eliot Spitzer during their “chance encounter” at the Mineola train station: “I actually looked at the Web page. You have 20 speeches on there. You mentioned property taxes nine times, less than 2 percent of […] More »

By now, the face-to-face meeting that Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi forced with his gubernatorial nemesis Eliot Spitzer is old news. (For a blow-by-blow account of the encounter, check out Newsday’s blog: Spin Cycle). But I received two different photos of the Mineola event via email (thanks folks), which I think areÂ interesting – even at […] More »

Now that he’s the party’s designee for attorney general, Andrew Cuomo has decided to dispense with the formalities of dealing with his potential primary opponents (all four Democratic AG hopefuls are so far still in the running), and go straight for his sole Republican rival, Jeanine Pirro. Cuomo released his taxesÂ in New York City today. […] More »

Independence Party Mayor Jeffrey Graham of Watertown is ready for the party’s convention in Albany Saturday and is eager to vote for a slate of Democrats. AG Eliot Spitzer is a lock for governor, he said, especially since other candidates haven’t reached out to the party, although Republican Bill Weld talked to some party leaders. […] More »

In a letter sent to President Bush today, Eliot Spitzer jumped on the bandwagon of shocked and appalled New York lawmakers who are angry over the federal slash in NYC’s homeland security funding. In line 1, Spitzer declares himself “stunned” by the “misguided and dangerous decision.”Â Further down, the AG throws in “absurd” for good measure, […] More »

And you thought the budget battle was over. Well, the other shoe has dropped. The Healthcare Education Project – the joint initiative of SEIU/Local 1199 and the Greater New York Hospital Association – along with a group ofÂ hospitals, nursing homes and patients, announced todayÂ they’ve filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court in Manhattan seeking […] More »

Tim O’Brien sends this dispatch: Rensselaer County Legislator Martin Reid has scheduled a press conference at 11 a.m. Monday on the steps of the state Capitol. Reid helpfully says it has something to do with the 108th Assembly District seat being vacated by Pat Casale. Not to spoil any surprises, Reid notes that while he […] More »

Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi plans to meet his nemesis, Eliot Spitzer, when his campaign busÂ rolls into the Mineola train station in Suozzi’s backyard this afternoon at 3:45 p.m., according to a Suozzi campaign press release. Almost makes me wish I was still on the bus. Suozzi campaign manager Kim Devlin tells me the train […] More »

Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi, declaring in an email to supporters: “I am running full steam ahead for governor,” is hosting a volunteer party next Tuesday in search of people to help him in hisÂ petition drive toÂ get on the primary ballot. The get-together is at 7 p.m. at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden […] More »

The Democratic and Republican state conventions are over, but a couple of third parties will gather here Saturday to pick candidates, and things could get interesting. The Independence Party will hold its convention at the Holiday Inn Turf starting at 10 a.m., while the Working Families Party starts its affair at 1 p.m. at the […] More »

The Democratic and Republican state conventions are over, but a couple of third parties will gather here Saturday to pick candidates, and things could get interesting. The Independence Party will hold its convention at the Holiday Inn Turf starting at 10 a.m., while the Working Families Party starts its affair at 1 p.m. at the […] More »

Chris Callaghan wasn’t to be outdone by his son. After trashing his soon-to-be-opponent, Democratic state Comptroller Alan Hevesi, Callaghan went for U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, D-NY, by quoting Ray Charles: “Tell your ma, tell your pa, we’re going to send you back to Arkansas.” More »

I can’t resist this one, as boxing is one of the few sports I like to watch on TV. John Callaghan, who is Republican Comptroller Candidate Chris Callaghan’s son, introduced his dad just now, with one of the liveliest speeches of the last two days. After running through his father’s qualifications and noting his “sharp […] More »

Any conventionÂ is rife with horse racing analogies, and Saratoga County Chairman John “Jasper” Nolan did not disappoint. Nolan maintained the tradition Thursday with his nomination ofÂ Saratoga County Treasurer Chris Callaghan as the Republican candidate for state Comptroller. Conceding that current Democratic Comptroller Alan Hevesi is a well-known and tough opponent, Nolan conjured another character with […] More »

Politics doesn’t always trump hunger, as was apparent today at the GOP convention in Garden City. AtÂ around 1 p.m. after the end of the lengthy roll call vote, Bill Weld and John Faso finally got a chance to speak. As the designee, Faso was up first. He was received by enthusiastic cheers and sign waving […] More »

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